Jetblue Question

meyers9163 · October 30th, 2009, 01:11

Just curious if we have any pilots on here who work there??? Seems like their news today with increase might lead to some hiring next year.... It seems like a place we never discuss on here, which from my experience lately it seems like no news is good news.... Be curious to just hear from someone over there if we have any on here.... A small clip from the article since it wont let me view the whole article now.... But it sounds like good news for Jetblue....

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj

JetBlue Airways Corp. said Thursday it plans a big expansion of service next summer at Boston Logan International Airport, boosting the number of daily flights there by 30%.

The profitable discount carrier, the No. 7 U.S. airline by traffic, said it already offers the most nonstop destinations of any airline operating out of Logan, with 30 airports served in the U.S. and Caribbean. By summer, it will serve 33 destinations from Boston, and offer up to 78 daily flights, said the carrier, which is based in Forest Hills, N.Y.

JetBlue’s growth in Boston, a city it began serving in 2004, ...

turbomax97 · October 30th, 2009, 01:21

I went to a career fair in Dallas early in the summer and spoke with the lady that pretty much runs the show in terms of hiring and she hinted at hiring for the spring. She said it was possible in the fall but unlikely... take that for whatever its worth

Socal321 · October 30th, 2009, 06:52

Any major airline hiring spree will help us in the regional trenches a whole lot! Let's hope it will be a lot of hiring. I've heard about this JB hiring as well.

kellwolf · October 30th, 2009, 12:55

Fins Up is a JB pilot, but I don't see him posting much anymore. JB is a close #2 on my list since they've got an MCO base. Here's hoping. I put my stuff in as soon as I got my ATP, and I've been updating it about every 3 months.

Polar742 · October 30th, 2009, 13:12

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Originally Posted by kellwolf

Fins Up is a JB pilot, but I don't see him posting much anymore.

He probably got tired of being bagged on, being called a "scab" and being told he was "lowering the bar" for working for a non-union carrier.

Some guys like to fight and be keyboard ninjas.

Others, well, they rightfully don't care and leave the site. Every time this happens, and we lose a bit of intelligent diversity, we take another step away from a "pay it forward" community towards the brutal anonymous internet sniping of all the other forums.

Like a lot of other people, I know a guy that works there. He's very happy and the company has met his expectations.

fsiflyer · October 30th, 2009, 13:46

I to know a guy over there and he likes it as well. Rumor mill from him is that they may hire soon.

kellwolf · October 30th, 2009, 13:58

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Originally Posted by Polar742

Like a lot of other people, I know a guy that works there. He's very happy and the company has met his expectations.

Several CAs I flew with here as an FO are now there. Every one of them is happy with the company.

Qgar · October 30th, 2009, 14:09

Well, if the hiring of FAs is any precursor, they should be hiring pilots soon. They had the posting for FAs up for less than a day before it was removed. They got thousands of applications, and I got locked out. (I wanted to update my profile I have with them, but by the time I got home from work it had been pulled.) Hopefully, they won't be able to get 175 (rumored # of FAs they're hiring) and they'll repost it!

pocho · October 30th, 2009, 17:01

I spoke with a pilot recruiter from JetBlue a month ago, he mentioned they'd start hiring pilots in 2011.

That was a month ago though... looks like it'll be sooner?

Fins Up · October 30th, 2009, 21:28

Hey Fellas. Your resident JB guy here. I don't spend too much time on the boards these days.

I have not heard anything about hiring for next year. My guess is if it does happen it won't be until late in the year. It seems logical that a 30% growth in BOS should lead to a need for more pilots. I doubt we're scaling down any of the other hubs much. I have heard that 2011 should be when we start growing again.

The 'scab' talk and all the other anti-JetBlue stuff doesn't bother me. I'm happy with the new rates and rigs we just got. Our E190 CA's just got an awesome raise that should help out the USAir guys. (I did hear that USAir might get rid of theirs because they don't want to pay those rates.)

I've been at JB about 3.5 years and I am enjoying it. We just got the raise (with retro checks dating back to June 1st) during the crappiest economy in years. Things could be a lot worse.

BobDDuck · October 30th, 2009, 21:38

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Originally Posted by Fins Up

We just got the raise (with retro checks dating back to June 1st) during the crappiest economy in years. Things could be a lot worse.

Did they finally pay that? I had a guy on the jumpseat last month who was telling me that they kept pushing it back. Good for ya'll if the money finally came through.

Boris Badenov · October 31st, 2009, 02:43

Know two guys there. Both very happy (and fairly senior). Question though: can I still loathe the yankees and think New Yorkers as a group to be self impressed jerks?

FlyChicaga · October 31st, 2009, 02:44

Hey Fins Up, you should stop by more often. Always good to have your perspective!

flyingmaniac · October 31st, 2009, 02:48

I know 10 guys there....

oh, I'm sorry for pulling an Air Algerie.

Easton14 · October 31st, 2009, 05:39

2011 hiring would make sense...same time period over here @ AirTran also.

Need to get all these guys on the streets their jobs back!

Fins Up · October 31st, 2009, 08:58

Some folks might tell you that the retro pay was pushed back but it wasn't - at least not much - as far as I can remember. Payroll had to go through 2,000 individual pilot accounts and redo all the numbers. I'm not surprised it took a while. My check was dead on within a couple bucks of what I calculated myself. I'm pretty impressed.

P.S. Yankees can suck it!

Fins Up · October 31st, 2009, 08:59

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Originally Posted by FlyChicaga

Hey Fins Up, you should stop by more often. Always good to have your perspective!

Yeah I try not to rot my brain on the six different boards I'm registered on too much. Gotta go outside once in a while.

meyers9163 · October 31st, 2009, 11:59

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Originally Posted by fins up

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P.s. Yankees can suck it!

amen brother!

lostplanetairman · October 31st, 2009, 12:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qgar

Well, if the hiring of FAs is any precursor, they should be hiring pilots soon. They had the posting for FAs up for less than a day before it was removed. They got thousands of applications, and I got locked out. (I wanted to update my profile I have with them, but by the time I got home from work it had been pulled.) Hopefully, they won't be able to get 175 (rumored # of FAs they're hiring) and they'll repost it!

Saw this posted yesterday:

Please be advised we are reposting the position for application on Nov 2 and it will run through Nov. 9th. Good luck to any interested.

FlyChicaga · October 31st, 2009, 13:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fins Up

Yeah I try not to rot my brain on the six different boards I'm registered on too much. Gotta go outside once in a while.

See, you're problem is you're on all those other boards.

I know what you mean though... I used to read five different aviation message boards. Now down to two. Three of them were outright depressing. Sort of like the "Airline Pilots" section here.

cencal83406 · October 31st, 2009, 14:31

What's up with this "5 year contract" thing I've heard? Is it hogwash?? A friend of mine based in ATL said he wouldn't do Jetblue because you essentially fight for your job every 5 years....???? Sounds like baloney to me, can you shed some light on the one Fins Up?

kellwolf · October 31st, 2009, 20:59

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Originally Posted by cencal83406

What's up with this "5 year contract" thing I've heard? Is it hogwash?? A friend of mine based in ATL said he wouldn't do Jetblue because you essentially fight for your job every 5 years....???? Sounds like baloney to me, can you shed some light on the one Fins Up?

Hell, you're apparently up for your job every 6 months here. Seen the dequal rates lately?

This was a big question I asked, and from what I gather, it's more or less a non-issue. If you're doing what you're supposed to, you'll get renewed.

Trip7 · October 31st, 2009, 23:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by kellwolf

Hell, you're apparently up for your job every 6 months here. Seen the dequal rates lately?

This was a big question I asked, and from what I gather, it's more or less a non-issue. If you're doing what you're supposed to, you'll get renewed.

Dequal as in people failing their PCs?

Gonzo · November 1st, 2009, 00:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by cencal83406

What's up with this "5 year contract" thing I've heard? Is it hogwash?? A friend of mine based in ATL said he wouldn't do Jetblue because you essentially fight for your job every 5 years....???? Sounds like baloney to me, can you shed some light on the one Fins Up?

Talking to a JB guy on my way home one night. He made sound like it is really hard not to get your contract renewed. He said less then 10 guys haven't had theirs renewed.

Qgar · November 1st, 2009, 12:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by lostplanetairman

Saw this posted yesterday:

Please be advised we are reposting the position for application on Nov 2 and it will run through Nov. 9th. Good luck to any interested.

Hmm, I guess you work for JetBlue and saw that on an internal board. I just updated my on-line application and am ready to hit the send button the minute I see the posting! Good luck to me!

October 30th, 2009, 01:11	#1
meyers9163 Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 2,820	Jetblue Question Just curious if we have any pilots on here who work there??? Seems like their news today with increase might lead to some hiring next year.... It seems like a place we never discuss on here, which from my experience lately it seems like no news is good news.... Be curious to just hear from someone over there if we have any on here.... A small clip from the article since it wont let me view the whole article now.... But it sounds like good news for Jetblue.... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj JetBlue Airways Corp. said Thursday it plans a big expansion of service next summer at Boston Logan International Airport, boosting the number of daily flights there by 30%. The profitable discount carrier, the No. 7 U.S. airline by traffic, said it already offers the most nonstop destinations of any airline operating out of Logan, with 30 airports served in the U.S. and Caribbean. By summer, it will serve 33 destinations from Boston, and offer up to 78 daily flights, said the carrier, which is based in Forest Hills, N.Y. JetBlue’s growth in Boston, a city it began serving in 2004, ...

October 30th, 2009, 06:52	#3
Socal321 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: here and there Posts: 566	Re: Jetblue Question Any major airline hiring spree will help us in the regional trenches a whole lot! Let's hope it will be a lot of hiring. I've heard about this JB hiring as well.

October 30th, 2009, 12:55	#4
kellwolf Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 16,979	Re: Jetblue Question Fins Up is a JB pilot, but I don't see him posting much anymore. JB is a close #2 on my list since they've got an MCO base. Here's hoping. I put my stuff in as soon as I got my ATP, and I've been updating it about every 3 months. __________________ "I'm The Doctor, by the way. Run for your life!"

October 30th, 2009, 13:46	#6
fsiflyer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: From Los Angeles and based in Moscow Russia (UUEE, UUWW, & UUDD) Posts: 528	Re: Jetblue Question I to know a guy over there and he likes it as well. Rumor mill from him is that they may hire soon. __________________ FSIFLYER ATP, CFII, MEI, former U.S. Marine CL-30, HS-125, LR-60 Chief Pilot of a Corporate Flight Department in Moscow, Russia

October 30th, 2009, 14:09	#8
Qgar Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: fingers crossed..... Posts: 6,844	Re: Jetblue Question Well, if the hiring of FAs is any precursor, they should be hiring pilots soon. They had the posting for FAs up for less than a day before it was removed. They got thousands of applications, and I got locked out. (I wanted to update my profile I have with them, but by the time I got home from work it had been pulled.) Hopefully, they won't be able to get 175 (rumored # of FAs they're hiring) and they'll repost it! __________________ Proud First Lady of the JC Mini-Conservative Movement Vice President, Director of Air Hostesses

October 30th, 2009, 01:21	#2
turbomax97 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas Posts: 345	Re: Jetblue Question I went to a career fair in Dallas early in the summer and spoke with the lady that pretty much runs the show in terms of hiring and she hinted at hiring for the spring. She said it was possible in the fall but unlikely... take that for whatever its worth __________________ Freight Dawgin'

October 30th, 2009, 17:01	#9
pocho Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: pluto Posts: 9	Re: Jetblue Question I spoke with a pilot recruiter from JetBlue a month ago, he mentioned they'd start hiring pilots in 2011. That was a month ago though... looks like it'll be sooner? __________________ Private ASEL

October 30th, 2009, 21:28	#10
Fins Up Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: passed out in my hammock Posts: 276	Re: Jetblue Question Hey Fellas. Your resident JB guy here. I don't spend too much time on the boards these days. I have not heard anything about hiring for next year. My guess is if it does happen it won't be until late in the year. It seems logical that a 30% growth in BOS should lead to a need for more pilots. I doubt we're scaling down any of the other hubs much. I have heard that 2011 should be when we start growing again. The 'scab' talk and all the other anti-JetBlue stuff doesn't bother me. I'm happy with the new rates and rigs we just got. Our E190 CA's just got an awesome raise that should help out the USAir guys. (I did hear that USAir might get rid of theirs because they don't want to pay those rates.) I've been at JB about 3.5 years and I am enjoying it. We just got the raise (with retro checks dating back to June 1st) during the crappiest economy in years. Things could be a lot worse.

October 31st, 2009, 02:43	#12
Boris Badenov Old Skool Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: A-Town Down Posts: 2,737	Re: Jetblue Question Know two guys there. Both very happy (and fairly senior). Question though: can I still loathe the yankees and think New Yorkers as a group to be self impressed jerks? __________________ JCQR 8,023 "An nescis, mi fili, quantilla prudentia mundus regatur?" - Axel Oxenstierna

October 31st, 2009, 02:44	#13
FlyChicaga Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,542	Re: Jetblue Question Hey Fins Up, you should stop by more often. Always good to have your perspective! __________________ i am matt's jetcareers signature

October 31st, 2009, 02:48	#14
flyingmaniac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Middle Ten I See Posts: 1,243	Re: Jetblue Question I know 10 guys there.... oh, I'm sorry for pulling an Air Algerie. __________________ http://www.SellPart135.com http://heartbreakridge.mybrute.com People suffer because of desire. ^Rev. Run

October 31st, 2009, 05:39	#15
Easton14 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 59	Re: Jetblue Question 2011 hiring would make sense...same time period over here @ AirTran also. Need to get all these guys on the streets their jobs back!

October 31st, 2009, 08:58	#16
Fins Up Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: passed out in my hammock Posts: 276	Re: Jetblue Question Some folks might tell you that the retro pay was pushed back but it wasn't - at least not much - as far as I can remember. Payroll had to go through 2,000 individual pilot accounts and redo all the numbers. I'm not surprised it took a while. My check was dead on within a couple bucks of what I calculated myself. I'm pretty impressed. P.S. Yankees can suck it!

October 31st, 2009, 14:31	#21
cencal83406 Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,757	Re: Jetblue Question What's up with this "5 year contract" thing I've heard? Is it hogwash?? A friend of mine based in ATL said he wouldn't do Jetblue because you essentially fight for your job every 5 years....???? Sounds like baloney to me, can you shed some light on the one Fins Up? __________________

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